We are Stibbe
Private Equity specialists

“Through our multi-industry experience we handle a wide range of high-profile transactions, both on the fund and investment side.”

Private Equity

We are among the leading Benelux law firms in private equity transactions, bringing together expertise in mergers and acquisitions, finance and equity capital markets.

The breadth of our team’s expertise ensures we are able to handle all private equity matters, both domestically and cross-border. We advise national and foreign private equity funds and venture capitalists (on both the equity and debt side), management teams, sellers, mezzanine funds and banks.

Our experience adds value in all aspects of private equity and venture capital investments, from structuring and organising the fund and its management vehicle, to assisting and documenting the fund raising process with private, institutional and fund-of-fund investors.

We have the experience and resources to effectively handle all international aspects of private equity, advising on sophisticated cross-border transactions, and where necessary, drawing on relationships with leading law firms in each jurisdiction.

Experience - Stibbe advises Q-Park on the irrevocable and unconditional offer from KKR Infrastructure to acquire 100% of the outstanding share capital of Q-Park for an enterprise value of €2.95 billion.

Experience - Stibbe is advising Moody’s Corporation, the US credit rating agency, on its € 3 billion acquisition of Bureau van Dijk, a global provider of business intelligence and company information, from Swedish private equity firm EQT.

Experience - Stibbe advises EFG Hermes Private Equity on the acquisition by Vortex, its renewable energy platform, of a 365 MW solar energy portfolio in the UK from TerraForm Power with an enterprise value of approximately GBP 470 million.

Experience - Stibbe advises Vicrea, a market leading software provider of GEO IT solutions for the local government domain in the Netherlands, on the sale by Synergia and other shareholders of all shares to Total Specific Solutions (TSS), a leading company for business solutions.

Experience - Stibbe advises ABN AMRO and HSBC (as joint global coordinators) and the other underwriters on the share placement and listing of Sif Holding N.V. ("Sif"), a leading manufacturer of large steel tubulars which are used as foundation components for the offshore wind and offshore oil & gas markets.

Experience - Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs on the acquisition of Continental Bakeries by Goldman Sachs and The Silverfern Group of NPM Capital, a subsidiary of SHV. Continental Bakeries is a leading European bakery group which produces typical Dutch cookies, but it also owns brands like Haust and Brinky. Continental Bakeries employs approximately 1,600 employees; The activities take place from locations in i.a. the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Sweden.

Related news

Articles - Today, the Belgian tax administration has published a new circular letter (Circular letter 2017/C/21 dd. 13 April 2017) in relation to the tax treatment of stock options that are granted directly to managers (physical persons) who operate through a management company.

Articles - The Belgian Program Law of 1 July 2016 has, amongst others, broadened the scope of application of the already existing reporting obligation for payments to tax havens. From a practical perspective, the main consequence of this enlarged scope is that Belgian companies and permanent establishments will soon have to disclose to the Belgian tax administration any payments they make to Hong Kong based persons or entities, provided that the total amount of tax haven payments made during a certain taxable period exceeds 100.000 EUR.

Inside Stibbe - Trends Summer University is an exclusive 3-day event bringing together a large group of CEOs from top Belgian-listed companies. This year’s edition, which was held between 10 and 12 June, focused on “Global disruption - Should your organization prevent, embrace or fight digital disruption?”.

Conference - From 6-9 April 2017, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) is holding its 27th Annual Meeting and Conference in the SkyCity Auckland Convention Centre, under the overarching theme of “Connectivity and Convergence”.

Trends - On 20 September 2016, the Dutch government presented the 2017 Budget. As part thereof legislative proposals were submitted to Dutch Parliament on the amendment of certain tax laws in the Netherlands. Below, we will summarize some of the rules which are relevant for internationally oriented corporate taxpayers, that will apply as from 1 January 2017. Please note that the summary is based on the current version of the legislative proposal which is still subject to parliamentary approval.

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